JJ Abrams' involvement sure doesn't hurt.
RUMOR: Chris Pine in negotiations for Kirk
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JJ Abrams' involvement sure doesn't hurt.
Trekmovie.com has a pic of what they think Chris Pine would look like as Kirk. Looks pretty scary to me!!! 
Wouldn't it make a lot more sense for him to play Captain Christopher Pine?
They could get someone else to play Captain James T. Kirn.
Yeah, but that's a really extreme example of photo-manipulation. It looks as if Pine's eyes, nose and mouth have been played onto Shatner's head - therefore the head shape, hair, ears, jaw, posture etc are all Shatner's.
It wouldn't take much more than that to make me look like Claudia Black.
Starship Polaris said:
It wouldn't take much more than that to make me look like Claudia Black.
Really?
Do you have plans for Friday night?
He's the same sex I am. I don't know whether to be encouraged or discouraged.
He's the same species I am. I don't know whether to be encouraged or discouraged.
Well, that doesn't fill me with hope.
I can see him as a generic redshirt... but as Kirk... there's not a hint of "Shatner" in him that I can see. So there's no Kirk in him that I can see, either (though he DOES look the part much more than the "New Voyages" guy does!)
He doesn't have to BE Shatner. If he tried to mimic Shatner, he'd be a terrible actor...which is a major failing of the fan films. He just needs to bring his interpretation to a legendary fictional character. I want to recognize Kirk's opinions, attitude and actions, not Shatner as Kirk.
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I don't really know this "Pine" guy. Has he been in a lot of movies?
And if we want to cast somebody as "Shatner" I hear the dude from Boston Legal is really good at that. Course, he may not want anything to do with the geekfest of a Trek movie.
And if we want to cast somebody as "Shatner" I hear the dude from Boston Legal is really good at that. Course, he may not want anything to do with the geekfest of a Trek movie.
It's not really the same thing though. I mean, no-one is suggesting that Daniel Craig's character in Casino Royale is the same one that Connery played in Dr No.
OTOH, this Kirk is meant to be the same guy who appeared in Where No Man Has Gone Before, TMP, TSFS etc. Just as Zachary Quinto is meant to be the same Spock as Leonard Nimoy - and looks the spitting image of him.
Ultimately, I suppose it's more important that the actor conveys the character and spirit of Shatner's Kirk than he looks like his clone. But if they opted for someone who looked absolutely nothing like him, I think many fans would be disappointed and somewhat puzzled.
Sure they are - they're both this "James Bond" guy.
It's true that young Bond lives in the 21st century now, when he used to live in 1961 - but Young Kirk lives in the 23rd century circa 2007 now, as opposed to the 23rd century circa 1965.
Starship Polaris said:
It's true that young Bond lives in the 21st century now, when he used to live in 1961 - but Young Kirk lives in the 23rd century circa 2007 now, as opposed to the 23rd century circa 1965.
And Chewbacca is a Wookiee from the planet Kashyyyk. But Chewbacca lives on the planet Endor. Now think about it; that does not make sense! Why would a Wookiee, an eight-foot tall Wookiee, want to live on Endor, with a bunch of two-foot tall Ewoks? That does not make sense! But more important, you have to ask yourself: What does this have to do with this movie? Nothing. Ladies and gentlemen, it has nothing to do with this movie! It does not make sense! Look at me. I'm a fan who makes random jokes in a Star Trek forum, and I'm talkin' about Chewbacca! Does that make sense? Ladies and gentlemen, I am not making any sense! None of this makes sense!
Well, I think that he is a much better choice than Mike Vogel. 
That's all that matters ... for now.
That's all that matters ... for now.
